A primary virulence-associated trait of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus
neoformans is the production of melanin pigments that are deposited into the cell wall and …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are two species complexes in the large
fungal genus Cryptococcus and are responsible for potentially lethal disseminated …

Melanin pigments protect against both ionizing radiation and free radicals and have
potential soil remediation capabilities. Eumelanins produced by pathogenic Cryptococcus …

Melanins are a class of natural pigments associated with a wide range of biological
functions, including microbial virulence, energy transduction, and protection against solar …

Black melanin-like pigments are produced by several neurotropic fungi, including
Cryptococcus neoformans. Pigment production is associated with virulence. In media …

Melanins are synthesized macromolecules that are found in all biological kingdoms. These
pigments have a myriad of roles that range from microbial virulence to key components of …

The fungal human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans undergoes melanization in
response to nutrient starvation and exposure to exogenous melanin precursors …

Melanin synthesis has been associated with virulence for the human pathogenic fungus
Cryptococcus neoformans. Recent evidence indicates that C. neoformans cells synthesize …

Cryptococcus neoformans melanizes in the environment and in mammalian tissues, but the
process of melanization in either venue is mysterious given that this microbe produces …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus that produces melanin when incubated in
the presence of certain phenolic substrates such as l-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-dopa) …